English-Thai Dictionary

chary

ADJ จู้จี้  ช่าง เลือก  จุกจิก  fastidious ju-ji

 

chary

ADJ ระมัดระวัง  กังวล  ระวัง  อย่าง รอบคอบ  careful cautious wary incautious ra-mad-ra-wang

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

CHARY

a.[Sax. Cearig. See Care. ] Careful; wary; frugal.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

CHARY

Char "y, a. Etym: [AS. cearig careful, fr. cearu care. See Care. ]

 

Defn: Careful; wary; cautious; not rash, reckless, or spendthrift; saving; frugal. His rising reputation made him more chary of his fame. Jeffrey.

 

CHARYBDIS

Cha *ryb "dis, n. Etym: [L., Gr.

 

Defn: A dangerous whirlpool on the coast of Sicily opposite Scylla on the Italian coast. It is personified as a female monster. See Scylla.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

chary

char y |ˈCHe (ə )rē ˈtʃɛri | ▶adjective ( charier, chariest ) cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something: most people are chary of allowing themselves to be photographed. DERIVATIVES char i ly |ˈCHe (ə )rəlē |adverb ORIGIN Old English cearig ‘sorrowful, anxious ’; related to care. The current sense arose in the mid 16th cent.

 

Charybdis

Cha ryb dis |kəˈribdis, CHə -kəˈrɪbdɪs |Greek Mythology a dangerous whirlpool in a narrow channel of the sea, opposite the cave of the sea monster Scylla.

 

Oxford Dictionary

chary

chary |ˈtʃɛːri | ▶adjective ( charier, chariest ) cautiously or suspiciously reluctant to do something: she had been chary of telling the whole truth. DERIVATIVES charily adverb ORIGIN Old English cearig ‘sorrowful, anxious ’, of West Germanic origin; related to care. The current sense arose in the mid 16th cent.

 

Charybdis

Charybdis |kəˈrɪbdɪs |Greek Mythology a dangerous whirlpool in a narrow channel of the sea, opposite the cave of the sea monster Scylla.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

chary

chary adjective he was chary of broaching the subject: wary, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful, on one's guard; distrustful, mistrustful, skeptical, suspicious, dubious, hesitant, reluctant, leery, canny, nervous, apprehensive, uneasy; informal cagey, iffy.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

chary

chary adjective he was chary of broaching the subject: wary, cautious, circumspect, heedful, careful, on one's guard, guarded, mindful, watchful; distrustful, mistrustful, doubtful, sceptical, suspicious, dubious, hesitant, reluctant, disinclined, loath, averse, shy, nervous, apprehensive, uneasy, afraid; informal leery, cagey, iffy, on one's toes. ANTONYMS heedless.

 

Duden Dictionary

Charybdis

Cha ryb dis Substantiv, feminin |Char y bdis ça …|über lateinisch charybdis aus griechisch chárybdis Szylla

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

chary

char y /tʃé ə ri /形容詞 〖通例be ～〗1 «…について » 気乗りしない «of, about » , 嫌々ながらの ; «…しないように » 慎重な, 用心深い «of do ing » .2 臆 （おく ）病な .3 好みのうるさい, 気難しい (about ).ch á r i ly 副詞 ch á r i ness 名詞

 

Charybdis

Cha ryb dis /kərɪ́bdɪs /名詞 1 (イタリアSicily島沖の )大渦巻き (→Scylla ).2 〘ギ神 〙カリュブディス 〘大渦巻きの神; PoseidonとGaeaの娘 〙.